A Bath Spa University research project helping to create the ‘smart’ cities of the future is to receive more than £540,000 to develop its work further. The funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) will enable the project to address major knowledge gaps in the implementation of smart city initiatives in Bristol...
Monday February 25 Finals: Hiscox, Bunzl, Reach, Hammerson Interim: Dechra Pharmaceuticals Trading update: Associated British Foods Tuesday February 26 Finals: Croda International, Derwent London, Meggitt, Standard Chartered, Travis Perkins, Persimmon, Drax, Fresnillo Wednesday February 27 Finals: Taylor Wimpey, St James’s Place, Weir Group, Provident Financial, Nichols, ITV, Rio Tinto Interim: Metro Bank Thursday February...
Bath’s economy is to get a £32m shot in the arm to develop its much-needed Bath Quays North office scheme and create a state-of-the-art training hub to meet the city’s growing demand for hospitality and catering skills. Some £30.9m of the funding will go towards creating around 200,000 sq ft of offices at Bath...
The latest sector-specific business acceleration hub to bring together academia and industry from across the West of England is to be launched next month by the University of Bath. The Advanced Engineering Business Acceleration Hub goes live on March 13 at an event in Bath’s Apex Hotel. It follows the launch last year of...
The chair of national law firm Stone King, which has an office in Bath, has been named as the Outstanding Individual of the Year in an awards scheme that champions women in the wealth sector. Ann Phillips, pictured, was also shortlisted in the Woman of the Year – Leadership (Professional Services) category of the...
Regional law firm Mogers Drewett has expanded its commercial property team with the appointment of Richard Pike as a new partner in its Bath office. Richard, pictured, joins from rival Thrings’ base in the city, where he worked for more than three years. Richard has extensive experience in commercial property law, with a particular...
Bath City Farm has taken delivery of some much-needed building materials to create new animal pens, thanks to a donation from Bath commercial property firm HPH. HPH arranged for the materials to be delivered to the charity with support from one of its tenants Westbury Building Supplies. Westbury Building Supplies, which is based on...
London-based design and communications agency Sparkloop has opened a regional office in Bath to spearhead its expansion into the South West. The agency, whose core services include branding, video, print and digital, works with a range of start-ups and charities, including Red Bull, Checkatrade and The Prince’s Trust. It said the Bath city centre...
Regional law firm Royds Withy King has appointed Tim Gofton to its Bath-based employment team as a senior associate. Tim, pictured, is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and has joined Royds Withy King from BPE Solicitors in Cheltenham, where he spent five years as a partner. He also previously worked for Richard...
The CBI has issued another dire warning of the likely effects on the South West’s economy of leaving the EU without a deal – the potential loss of global export orders worth millions of pounds. The business organisation highlighted what it said would be the damaging implications of crashing out of the trade deals...
